Speculative Fiction – Page 43 – Cannonball Read 17

Of course cats are sentient and working with villains

Starter Villain by John Scalzi

October 31, 2023 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

CBR15 Bingo: Adulthood – Charlie struggles with many of the downsides to adulthood, loans, parental loss, divorce, and barely scrapping by. Bingo #3! History (replaced with Nostalgia) to Europe. John Scalzi is almost an auto buy for our household. However, the most recently trilogy had us feeling a little cold. Then last year’s The Kaiju Preservation Society was a spectacular showcase of what makes Scalzi such a fun writer. Based on The Kaiju Preservation Society I was already looking forward to my preorder of Scalzi’s newest […]

The not so innocent is found by the innocent

Mage and the Endless Unknown by SJ Miller

October 26, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I have had Mage and the Endless Unknown saved in my online reader copies folder since probably 2022 or at least early 2023. I am not sure why it was still available, but it was. And SJ Miller’s graphic novel is about a typical innocent who goes into the world only to find out how cruel and evil the story is. And of course, Mage, marvels how beautiful things are, but soon realizes everything in it wants to destroy them. Things are big, bad, scary […]

This never quite came together for me, but it was interesting along the way.

Flux by Jinwoo Chong

October 19, 2023 by narfna Leave a Comment

This is an interesting book that is ultimately not really for me, though it has some things going on that made me glad I read it. Even though it left me unsatisfied and mostly puzzled as to what the point was, I never wanted to stop reading (listening) to it, and I was fully engaged the whole time, which is not something you can say for a lot of three-star books. I put off writing this review very much on purpose because I was hoping […]

How real is the the beast within?

Werewolf at Dusk: And Other Stories by David Small

October 16, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The beasts inside of us take many forms in the pages of Werewolf at Dusk: And Other Stories. Sometimes these beats are real and sometimes they are in our dreams. The three characters of these stories take journeys we might relate too, but also we will find something, too. David Small’s signature style artwork are characters themselves and support the stories. As I had a reader copy, I am assuming the illustrations will be black and white, but I think they were complete with the […]

Convoluted and Fun

The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon

October 14, 2023 by elderberrywine Leave a Comment

CBR15 Passport – Federal District of Sitka CBR15 Bingo In the Wild So there are a few things different this time around. After WWII, Israel collapsed as a state and is no longer accommodating to Jewish refugees. As a matter of fact, the only place they can gain at least temporary refuge is the Federal District of Sitka. As long as they play nice and share it with the native Tlingit. So that works for 60 years or so, but the District is now set […]

The first book in an intimidatingly long series about nerdy, silly, time-travel historians, with a surprising amount of angst and drama.

Just One Damned Thing After Another (The Chronicles of St. Mary's, #1) by Jodi Taylor

October 13, 2023 by narfna Leave a Comment

“If this was one of those books, there would now be three pages of head-banging sex. The reality was that he pulled me close, whispered, ‘Mfhbnnntx,’ and I pulled his arm over me like a cover and muttered, ‘Trout,’ and that was pretty much it.” This was a lot better than I thought it would be! (I’ve seen quite a few negative or lukewarm reviews.) I had fun with it. This strange little book is one that only could have come from the bonkers ground […]

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Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
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Emmalita on “Only you, Em, would refer to heartbreak as a distraction. I think I would have a more sympathetic response if I asked to marry a bookcase.”Oh my goodness, Gallifrey was beautiful. I’m sure her mittens were gloriously murdery.

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